Johnson s Sleeper Curve

Until reading this excerpt, I hadn’t ever really considered the idea that modern media was more than just idle entertainment. I too unintentionally looked down on video ‘gamers’ and those that watch reality TV, only seeing laziness in interests of that nature. However now I would say I agree with what Johnson was trying to promote with the “sleeper curve” idea. While baseball statistics and video games aren’t my cup of tea, there are plenty of other things in my life that could be seen as similar activities in relation to the sleeper curve. An example of this is the show Pretty Little Liars, which I watch religiously. To the average Joe, this show is just teenage girl-drama nonsense. However, if looked into there’s so much more at play. The person watching the show has to keep up with all of the constantly changing situations and relationships (not necessarily romantic), as well as consider character backgrounds, such as crimes committed, from previous episodes/seasons. If something major happens, it’s not just because; the watcher must consider motive and intention. Like Johnson referenced, this show illustrates the complexity of social networks and situational relationships. It’s both relatable and usefully educational, not only to teens in high school, but also to young adults about to embark on the journey of life in the real world.

Another major example is social media as a whole. Instagram, for instance, is an app in which you post pictures. Sounds simple, right? However there is a much deeper thought process involved than just ‘upload a picture’. In general, the understood objective is to have a good ratio of followers to following. This means that you want to have a lot more people ‘following’ you, than you ‘follow’. To do this, you post interesting pictures; you like other people’s photos so that they’ll be more likely to return the favor. You add a filter to the photo to make it...

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Limitations of the S-Curve
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Companies use the technology S-curve analysis as a tool in planning a technology strategy for the organization. It has been observed that technology develops in an S-curve pattern. In the beginning progress for any new technology is slow. As an expertise in the technology builds up, progress moves at a rapid pace. After a while, however, the technology matures and progress slows (Shane, 2009).
S-curve analysis is not only used to plot the development of a new technology but also highlight the point of diminishing returns. At the diminishing return point, organizations should be looking into new technology alternatives. However, there are limitations to the S-curve analysis:
Limitations of the S-Curve
* The model does not give any clear hints to managers on how to act/react in the face of technological discontinuity
* It cannot be inferred from the model, how big the gains will be from new technologies.
* The model does not imply when to invest in new technologies and abolish the current one.
* The model does not imply how a new technology will look like and by whom it will be introduced.
* The model is a generalization of observed technology paths. In reality, the size and structure of the S can vary.
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...Definition
According to Richard N. Foster (1985), S-curves are a phenomenon showing the typical paths of product performance in relation to investment in R&amp;D. Technology S-curves are usually showing the performance of technology against time. Technology S-curve is different from product life cycle curve because its fluctuation is hardly predictable and highly dependable on the technological product or service improvements. According to Clayton M. Christensen (1992) in Exploring the limits of the technology S-curve, the technology S-curve is a useful framework describing the substitution of new for old technologies at the industry level. Christensen examines the usefulness of S-curve framework for managers at a firm level in planning for new technology development while using the information from the technological history of the disk drive. In most cases technology S-curve is used for high-tech products where the innovation of technology is main success factor directly influencing demand for that product. While using this framework we must always remember diffusion of innovations theory, pioneered by Everett Rogers, which posits that people have different levels of readiness for adopting new innovations and that the characteristics of a product affect overall...

...features of the Phillips`sCurves. How might elementary textbooks be criticised for writing ‘inflation’ on the vertical axis?
Introduction
Philips curve, named after A.W. Philips, has caused many fierce debates in the area of macroeconomics since the World War II. Based on the data of wages and employment in UK from 1861to 1957, Phillips concluded that there had been an inverse relationship between the percentage rate of unemployment and the percentage rate of change in money wages. And in many subsequent studies based on the study of Phillips, it is very common to substitute the rate of inflation for the percentage rate of money wage changes (1999, Boyes Melvin).
Salient Features of Original Phillips`sCurve
Talking about the salient features of Phillips Curve, it could be better that we discuss the development of it.
Firstly, we are going to talk about the original Phillips`sCurve to illustrate some salient features.
Figure1 Original Phillips`sCurve published in 1958 (http://www.jstor.org/view/00130427/di009947/00p00034/0)
As is described in the graph, an x-axis shows unemployment rate and y-axis shows the rate of change in money wages. It can be seen clearly, Phillips`sCurve is non-liner. Basically it is a downward curve (U shape) with negative slopes, which means...

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Introduction
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Definitions
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Prof. Shan Foltz
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Johnson and Johnson was company founded in 1886 by three brothers Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. They were the first to publish the “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment” which helped to practice sterile surgery not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. They were the pioneers of the first commercial first aid kits which later became the standard in treating injuries. They also launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for both the mother and the baby. Johnson’s Baby Powder launched way back in 1800’s leads the Company’s heritage Baby Business. After launching a wide variety of products such as sanitary napkins- a huge step forward in women’s health, first to make dental floss and many other products launched by them with regard to the health care industry and providing a huge helping hand to the health care workers.
They also started a tradition of providing disaster relief operations by donating products and money to help the people survive natural disasters like Texas Hurricane in 1900 and The San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. They also developed the first aid manuals proven to be the best by the physicians worldwide. Then, in the early...

...S-curve describes how the performance or cost characteristics of a technology change with time and continued investments. While the horizontal axis shows the history (time and investment) of technical innovations, the vertical axis shows some problems of product performance or cost competitiveness.
The pace of improvement slows when the established technology is improved and approaching its maturity.
Many problems which a new technology has to face with are solved over time and with investment. Unlike established technology, a new one has plenty of chances for continued improvement. However, it cannot challenge its established rival directly.
Successful innovations can gain markets by circulation from military to civilian applications, from professional to customer uses and from technical adopters to non-technical ones.
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...﻿THE S-CURVE
Introduction
The first time most project managers become aware of the existence of SCurves is when they are requested by the client or senior management to include one in their next progress report. The following explains what the mysterious SCurve is, why it is an important project management tool, and how to generate one.
What is a SCurve?
A SCurve is defined as "a display of cumulative costs, labour hours or other quantities plotted against time. The name derives from the S-like shape of the curve, flatter at the beginning and end and steeper in the middle, which is typical of most projects. The beginning represents a slow, deliberate but accelerating start, while the end represents a deceleration as the work runs out."
Source: Wideman Comparative Glossary of Common Project Management Terms v2.1 Copyright R. Max Wideman, May 2001
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1. provide quickness
2. provide flexibility to go after selective standardization
3. can attempt on a limited scale or move to reduce tisk
4. cost flexible due to immature SOA market
SOA disadvantages
With a SOA based system the costs, challenges, and to some extent, benefits are largely unknown in a healthcare setting
1a couple fo years from being ready
2. immature market, no industry record
3. risk of becoming victim of ongoing learning curve
4.no one else is aggressively adopting SOA
Difficult to estimate time to achieve progress
Monotholic Advantages
A monolithic IT system would allow Peachtree to implement standard procedures across all hospitals with little risk of system failure. The monolithic approach has been implemented time and time again, therefore the costs, challenges, and benefits are known. Using a monolithic system would reduce this risk, but by locking the doctors into standardized procedures the quality of care would decrease, going against Peachtree’s business model.
1 get the job done
2.creates new consistent infrastructure
3.single set of system that unifies everything
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